Emre Can accomplished the scoring on Friday night time with a effective end from 20 yards to wrap up a 5-1 win for Germany over Scotland within the opening recreation of Euro 2024.
The previous Liverpool midfielder – who was solely referred to as as much as the Germany squad as a alternative on Wednesday – fired previous keeper Angus Gunn after Florian Wirtz, Jamal Musiala, Kai Havertz and Niclas Fullkrug had achieved likewise.
Watch Emre Can rating in opposition to Scotland from 20 yards
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Scotland’s comfort strike got here courtesy of an personal objective by Antonio Rudiger within the 87th minute.
The Scots needed to play all the second half with 10 males after defender Ryan Porteous was proven a straight pink card for an terrible problem on Ilkay Gundogan contained in the penalty space.
When Havertz transformed the next spot-kick within the stoppage time on the finish of the primary half to make it 3-0, a Euros file scoreline seemed to be on the playing cards.
The most important margin of defeat in a recreation at a males’s UEFA European Championship was – and nonetheless is – 5 objectives.
Scotland rode their luck within the second half and will simply have equalled or damaged that undesirable file.
However Steve Clarke’s males have been capable of restrict the injury to a four-goal margin of defeat.
Largest wins/losses in Euros historical past
France 5–0 Belgium, 1984
Denmark 5–0 Yugoslavia, 1984
Netherlands 6–1 Yugoslavia, 2000
Sweden 5–0 Bulgaria, 2004
Slovakia 0–5 Spain, 2020
